People · Mexico
Rafael de Jesús Salcedo Machuca
2×2 · top 7.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024MACH10
Rafael de Jesús Salcedo Machuca has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Los Fuertes V2 Puebla 2024, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 263rd in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2024, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.65 in July 2024 to 12.18, a 53% improvement. Rafael has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 6.87 | top 7.1% | 263 / 3,043 | |
| 4×4 | 41.10 | 49.19 | top 13.5% | 303 / 1,858 | |
| 3×3 | 12.18 | 13.41 | top 14.6% | 808 / 4,305 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 9.22 | top 17.9% | 443 / 2,014 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.02 | 2:01.17 | top 33.9% | 385 / 1,012 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.21 | 33.55 | top 40.0% | 737 / 1,685 | |
| Skewb | 7.90 | 11.42 | top 40.6% | 568 / 1,176 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:41.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 131 / 251 | |
| Square-1 | 42.76 | 1:08.10 | top 68.7% | 340 / 525 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at 555 - Puebla 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.78 at Mega-Mente Puebla 2025.
- 17 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Huitzitzilli Tlaxcala 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024First competition: Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024. A 25.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 555 - Puebla 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Clásico Tlaxcala 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- 444 Puebla 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega-Mente Puebla 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Fuertes V2 Puebla 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- D Amicis Puebla 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huitzitzilli Tlaxcala 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Juan Pablo Vargas Munguia — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shalem Birzavit Meneses Pérez — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.